The recent movements by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to consolidate his political power by rounding up potential rivals in an anti-corruption sweep are indicative of preparations for a war to stop the growing Shiite encirclement of Sunni Saudi Arabia by Iran. 1,688 more words

Welcome to Part 4 of my 4-part series, Iran: They Think We’re Great! in which I look at the history of US-Iran relations and attempt to explain how we got where we are today: each on the other’s shit list. 1,555 more words

A relatively stable period in Iranian politics came to an end this week when one of the country’s main opposition figures announced he would go on hunger strike to protest his detainment under extrajudicial house arrest since 2011, piling pressure on… 597 more words

The vast majority of New Zealanders and the world in general are so distracted by day to day busy-ness, reality television and sports that most are oblivious to the socialism creeping in at the local level through Agenda 21. 210 more words